China TransInfo Awarded RMB 156 Million Intelligent Transportation System Contract in Zhejiang Province

BEIJING, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China TransInfo Technology Corp., (Nasdaq GM: CTFO), ("China TransInfo" or the "Company"), a leading provider of public transportation information systems technology and comprehensive solutions in the People's Republic of China ("PRC") today announced that the Company was awarded an intelligent transportation system contract in Zhejiang Province valued at approximately RMB 156 million, or approximately USD $22.9 million, through its VIE Beijing UNISITS Technology Co. Ltd ("UNISITS").

UNISITS will provide traffic engineering electronics and machinery (E&M) system design services for the Zhejiang Province portion of the 74 kilometer expressway that connects Huangshan City to Quzhou City. The contract is expected to be completed by 2011. At year-end of 2008, Zhejiang Province had approximately 3,073 kilometers of expressways.

"The Chinese government's strong support of expressway infrastructure projects enabled us to win this intelligent expressway system contract in Zhejiang Province," commented Shudong Xia, Chief Executive Officer of China TransInfo. "This contract reflects the synergy that we have developed with UNISITS. Given China's large budget for national expressway infrastructure and UNISITS' leading technology and brand in the market, we are confident that we can further expand our footprint to additional markets in China this year."

About China TransInfo

China TransInfo, through its affiliate, China TransInfo Technology Group Co., Ltd., (the "Group Company") and the Group Company's PRC operating subsidiaries, is primarily focused on providing transportation information services and comprehensive solutions based on GIS technologies. The Company aims to become the largest transportation information products and comprehensive solutions provider, as well as the largest real time transportation information platform operator and provider in China. In addition, the Company is developing its transportation system to include Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) technology. As the co-formulator of several transportation technology national standards, the Company owns software copyrights for 88 software products and has won 5 of the 10 model cases sponsored by the PRC Ministry of Communications. The Company's affiliation with Peking University provides the Company access to the University's GeoGIS Research Laboratory, including over 30 Ph.D. researchers. As a result, the Company is playing a key role in setting the standards for electronic transportation information solutions. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.chinatransinfo.com.

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SOURCE China TransInfo Technology Corp.